Gold of the World and Its Role in Art and Commerce
The article surveys gold as a single element and its natural associations and occurrences worldwide from Hungary to Africa. It details mining methods, refining, and the expansive history of gold use in artifacts, currency, and dentistry, with global production figures and the idea that Africa may soon surpass other regions.
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Hungary
Srar Mountains
Ural
Aaron
Solomon
Jainly
Hindoo
Hower
Scblleman
Troy
Honduras
Yucatan
America
Columbus
Inca
Peru
Rascal
Pizaro
Wen
Gould
Rhine
Danube
Austrian Alps
Kingdom of
Russia
India
China
Amerita
Africa
North
Amerca
Canada
Scotia
Quebec
Tennessee
Osrojina
Georgia
Mexico
Central America
Panama
Alaska
Pacific Coast
New Mexico
Arkansas
Washington
California
Lacific
South America
Placeis
Colombia
Venezula
Olivia
Colomba
Patagonia
Australia
Elyes
Pretoria
South Africa
Jicarilla Mountains
New Moxico
Atrouot
Austria
Sweden
Italy
Turkey
Bolivia
Japan
United States
Territories
Connecticut
Lobengula
Duane Dory
Boy Trains Elephant Keeper After Circus Escape
Walter L. Miles of Houston recalls a circus incident with Nero the elephant who killed two keepers and injured others. The beast broke free and grabbed a boy named Wood, then was calmed when the boy guided him and replaced the broken chains. From then on the boy served as the elephant’s keeper.
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Walter L. Miles
Hoston
Nero
Wood
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Bear in Arena Fought Less, Beasts of Arctic and Grizzly Noted
The article recalls ancient arena fights where bears supposedly spared Christian captives, remarking on the bear’s gentler behavior. It also observes Romans misjudged two fiercest bears, the polar and the grizzly, from distant regions.
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Arctic
Kovky Mountains
Voices of Animals and Their Audible Distances
The piece notes that a hare possesses a louder cry than cats or dogs when fearful. It lists a ranking of voices by distance, from the nun to hyena and others, and claims a donkey bray travels fifty times farther than a horse neigh while a cat cry travels ten times farther than a dog bark. It laments the old fashion dog with ears pricked.
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Itia
Pin Cushioned General Evans Earns Nickname From Battle Wounds
General Clanent A Evans of Georgia earned the nickname Pin Cushion after a Civil War battle when a paper of pins in his breast pocket stopped a bullet. Surviving a feared wound, he later continued fighting and became a popular preacher and neighbor among veterans, admired for blunt honesty and devotion.
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Clanent A. Evans
Georgia
New York Advertiser
John B Gordon
Pig Gets Candy Pull Nose Full of Molasses
A Hartford Courant story recalls a country candy pull where a pig noses a cooled molasses treat, latches onto the sticky mess, and bolts through the yard with candy clinging to his snout. The scene draws chagrined laughter as residents chase the errant animal and postpone the event.
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Hartford Courant
Hnally
Too Perfect by Half in a Street Cat Concert Prank
A young man from a nearby city, praised for his accurate imitation of animal calls, irks neighbors by a backyard cat concert. He started a sequence behind a fence, gradually intensifying the caterwauling until the air seemed torn in two, achieving surprising effect.
Neighbor Fails in Feud Over Silent Cat Incident
A crusty neighbor pelted the fence with objects in a bid to silence a nuisance cat. A curious passerby looked over the fence and was struck by a clothes prop hurled by the irate neighbor, leaving the youth insensible.
Wagner and the Piano Tuning Prank Across Christmas Time
A humorous tale set in a piano factory shows a manager sending a sweeper to tune a piano for a busy family. The man tightens wires, bangs the keyboard, and pockets a fee, leading to a daughter praising the tune. A second anecdote features Liszt joking about Wagner’s work with a score upside down. Poor Wagner, the narrator laments.
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Wagner
William
Liszt
Abbe
Mixed up request at music store ends in tense scene
A man enters a music shop asking for a banjo club big and hard. The clerk jokes nervously but the customer grows aggressive claiming he wants a club to fit his needs while a bystander nearby listens to the odd dialogue.
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Sgn
Western Justice on a Soap Box Trial
A rough town scene shows a makeshift court where citizens claim to have caught a man stealing. The judge fines the crowd for contempt of court and dismisses the case, urging them to instead jail the offender themselves.
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Genta
Delsarte Teachings Shaped 19th Century Physical Culture
Frances Alexander Nicholas Cheri Delsarte was a Paris music teacher who showed how singing could help students express feelings and learn repose for better health. Born in 181, he sang at the opera in 181 and began teaching that year. He died in Paris in 1871. His ideas influenced many physical culturists of the era.
A War Hero Myth Inverts Into Runaway Boy Tale
A provocative line suggests that a war hero is defined differently by those who stay and those who flee. The quote frames courage as a contested concept, hinting at the cost of loyalty and the lure of escape amid conflict.
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